Short films will win long list of fans at festival

SIXTY-five miniature masterpieces are set to fight it out to win the honours at this year’s Sefton Short Film Festival.

S2F2, as its organisers affectionately refer to it, returns to the Plaza Community Cinema in Waterloo for the third successive year on Wednesday, October 10, and Thursday, October 11.

Devised by award-winning local author Ann Monks, in its brief life so far, the festival has managed to attract entries from across the globe.

For 2007, entries include a top prize winner from a festival in Monaco, a Welsh language entry and one which impressed the Scottish BAFTA judges.

An interesting item for local viewers is Boxing Clever, which follows the younger members of Seaforth Boxing Club and examines the positive effect it has had on the surrounding community.

Another local touch comes from I Met the Walrus, an animated backdrop to an interview with John Lennon, recorded by 14-year-old Canadian schoolboy Jerry Levitan, who ‘snuck’ in to the Toronto hotel room where the infamous ‘bed-in’ took place in 1969.

Clearly enthused by the success of her ‘baby’, Ann Monks said: “The festival continues to go from strength to strength and this year we have the best programme yet.”

Tim Brunsden directed Boxing Clever.

He said: “I am delighted to have been selected for the festival, it’s a great opportunity for the community to see a positive film that is about their area and, personally, I can’t wait to see my work on the historic big screen at the Plaza.”